On my 83.5 Westy that peg has an extra door  handle attatched to it
like the one on the front of the door. Why it is there I cannot say as its
position prevents any practical use whatever.
     Ref renewing the fiberglass there was a thread about that here a few
weeks ago. Many folks mentioned various things available at marine supply
shops (for fiberglass boats). I have tried none of them myself.

-----Original Message-----
From: BALDWIN, Keith <kbaldwin@RMLAW.COM>
To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 2:15 PM
Subject: Paint color; mystery peg on slider; fiberglass restoration

>Hello friends:
>I'm brand new on the list with an '82 Westy, only 108K miles on the
>current odometer, just purchased as my own version of a mid-life crisis.
>A few questions:  Where is my color code located, what is the name of my
>color (sort of a creamy yellow, a little bit like Post-It Note yellow
>where oxidized), and does anybody have a source for spray paint to
>match?
>On an unrelated subject, there is a steel peg sticking out from the
>sliding door interior about two inches from the rear edge of the door.
>It appears to have no discernible function or reason for existence.  It
>is non-moving, square in section and has a hole in the end.  Can anyone
>tell me what's missing?  I have seen the peg (with nothing attached) on
>other Westies in the junkyard but not on regular vanagons.
>Yet another question:  What is the best way to restore a gloss finish to
>the fiberglass camper top?  It is clean, white, has no holes, but is
>fuzzy to the touch.
>Thanks to all for a very useful and interesting list community, and
>please forgive me if more diligent review of the archives would have
>answered my questions.
>Keith in Seattle,  kbaldwin@rmlaw.com  82 Westy "Fat Banana"